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Cheltenham 2024
Cheltenham 2024
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to the left. Find which horse goes on Good; changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places after Race 4RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle
of €18,000.00 4-y-o plus 3m.- Formscan
- Race Info
- Conditions
1st - €10,800.00 2nd - €3,600.00 3rd - €1,800.00 4th - €900.00 5th - €540.00 6th - €360.00 Showers
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - None of the six can be safely ruled out in this good quality contest. Getting a mares weight allowance and with Aidan Kelly claiming 5lb, WHATCOULDHAVEBEEN appeals. A four-time winner, she was last seen finishing an excellent fifth to Teahupoo in the Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown, and a reproduction of that performance would be good enough to take this three-mile heat. A fine fifth in the County Hurdle, Franciscan Rock was a place behind the selection at Punchestown and while he might struggle to reverse the form, he should still give a good account of himself. Successful at Ballinrobe in May, Beacon Edge will be well-fancied to follow-up, while Kilbeggan winner Happy Jacky is also likely to have plenty of supporters. Macgiloney and Dreal Deal complete the line-up and with 17 wins between them, they both warrant respect.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards that have not won more than two hurdle races since 30th April, 2023
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 7lbs 5-y-o and up 11st Mares allowed 7lbs
Penalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 30th April, 2023 Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra Of two hurdle races or one value #12,500 10lb extra
In the last 3 years Beacon Edge (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Franciscan Rock (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(2m 5f , Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Franciscan Rock (IRE) 5th (50/1 11-5 Rated 138) R A Doyle 7.25L in front of Beacon Edge (IRE) 9th (33/1 11-9 Rated 145) D J Gilligan (21 ran) | ||
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In the last 3 years Macgiloney (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Happy Jacky (IRE) | 4 | |
| 11th Sep 2023 Galway(2m 5f 87yds, Hurdle, Soft) Macgiloney (IRE) 3rd (14/1 11-1 Rated 130) D King 2.25L in front of Happy Jacky (IRE) 4th (5/1 10-9 Rated 138) M M McDonagh (5 ran) | ||
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| 12th May 2023 Kilbeggan(3m 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, yielding to soft in places (Yielding after 6th)) Macgiloney (IRE) 6th (25/1 10-13 Rated 132) D King 31.25L in front of Happy Jacky (IRE) 12th (33/1 11-9 Rated 137) D J O'Keeffe (16 ran) | ||
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| 5th Sep 2022 Galway(2m 5f 87yds, Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places; changed to Yielding after Race 3) Happy Jacky (IRE) 2nd (7/1 11-3 Rated 137) B J Cooper 20.00L in front of Macgiloney (IRE) 9th (33/1 11-9 Rated 130) D G Hogan (10 ran) | ||
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| 16th May 2022 Killarney(2m 6f 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Happy Jacky (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-5 Rated 129) B J Cooper Macgiloney (IRE) fell (40/1 11-0 Rated 131) S A Mulcahy (14 ran) | ||
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Arvico (FR)-Fleur Rose(Flemensfirth)
ts+(25) c2 (Mark DevlinPhilip Smith, Nigel O'Hare & Claire Wylie)
Fame And Glory (GB)-Mrs Dempsey(Presenting)
ts4cp5(64)
(Michael O'Flynn & John F O'Flynn)
Rated 135
In the last 3 years Franciscan Rock (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Beacon Edge (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(2m 5f , Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Franciscan Rock (IRE) 5th (50/1 11-5 Rated 138) R A Doyle 7.25L in front of Beacon Edge (IRE) 9th (33/1 11-9 Rated 145) D J Gilligan (21 ran) | ||
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| Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) | 2 | |
| 2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 7f 110yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) 5th (50/1 11-3 Rated 137) A P Kelly 4.25L in front of Franciscan Rock (IRE) 6th (66/1 11-10 Rated 135) R A Doyle (11 ran) | ||
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| 26th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 7f 180yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Franciscan Rock (IRE) 3rd (80/1 11-10 Rated 121) R A Doyle 8.62L in front of Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) 8th (18/1 11-3 Rated 131) S W Flanagan (9 ran) | ||
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In the last 3 years Happy Jacky (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Macgiloney (IRE) | 4 | |
| 11th Sep 2023 Galway(2m 5f 87yds, Hurdle, Soft) Macgiloney (IRE) 3rd (14/1 11-1 Rated 130) D King 2.25L in front of Happy Jacky (IRE) 4th (5/1 10-9 Rated 138) M M McDonagh (5 ran) | ||
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| 12th May 2023 Kilbeggan(3m 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, yielding to soft in places (Yielding after 6th)) Macgiloney (IRE) 6th (25/1 10-13 Rated 132) D King 31.25L in front of Happy Jacky (IRE) 12th (33/1 11-9 Rated 137) D J O'Keeffe (16 ran) | ||
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| 5th Sep 2022 Galway(2m 5f 87yds, Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places; changed to Yielding after Race 3) Happy Jacky (IRE) 2nd (7/1 11-3 Rated 137) B J Cooper 20.00L in front of Macgiloney (IRE) 9th (33/1 11-9 Rated 130) D G Hogan (10 ran) | ||
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| 16th May 2022 Killarney(2m 6f 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Happy Jacky (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-5 Rated 129) B J Cooper Macgiloney (IRE) fell (40/1 11-0 Rated 131) S A Mulcahy (14 ran) | ||
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Battle Of Marengo (IRE)-Youve Got A Friend(Alhaarth)
(64)
(Mrs Suzanne Fahey)
Rated 137
In the last 3 years Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Franciscan Rock (IRE) | 2 | |
| 2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 7f 110yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) 5th (50/1 11-3 Rated 137) A P Kelly 4.25L in front of Franciscan Rock (IRE) 6th (66/1 11-10 Rated 135) R A Doyle (11 ran) | ||
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| 26th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 7f 180yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Franciscan Rock (IRE) 3rd (80/1 11-10 Rated 121) R A Doyle 8.62L in front of Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) 8th (18/1 11-3 Rated 131) S W Flanagan (9 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2023 Winter Fog 9 10-7 Kieran Callaghan 1/2Fav (W P Mullins)
2022 Dallas Des Pictons 9 11-0 J W Kennedy 13/2 (Gordon Elliott)
2021 Go Another One 9 11-7 H Morgan 9/4 (John C McConnell)
2020 Go Another One 8 10-9 Mr B W Harvey 11/5Fav (John C McConnell)
2019 Pravalaguna 7 10-7 P Townend 4/7Fav (W P Mullins)
2018 Arctic Fire 9 11-0 D F O'Regan 11/8Fav (Denis W Cullen)
2017 Coquin Mans 5 11-10 R Walsh 9/10Fav (W P Mullins)
2016 Simenon 9 11-10 R Walsh 2/5Fav (W P Mullins)
2015 Ballychorus 6 10-13 A P Heskin 5/4Fav (Ms Margaret Mullins)
2014 Courtncatcher 7 11-10 Andrew J McNamara 8/1 (Patrick J Duffy)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
Probable SP 9/4 Whatcouldhavebeen, 5/2 Happy Jacky, 11/4 Beacon Edge, 9/2 Franciscan Rock, 8/1 Dreal Deal, 14/1 Macgiloney.
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ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
